Friday, February 25, 2011

Hero or Anti Hero



May,29,2010


Came back from a long day of school, and I really needed a rest. My mom saw how tired I was and she let me go by a game. I was searching for a long time trying to find the perfect game, and I found the GAME INFAMOUS. So i played it for a while and found out some patterns that occur with heroes or villains

 How The Story Goes...
So the story goes a person named Cole (main character) was caught in a blast. Later on he wakes up and finds out he has the ability to use electricity. As a result the city was quarantined and it was considered a health hazard to the country. Guards patrolled the outskirts of the city to make sure no one escapes, but Cole finds a person on the other side who is willing to let him escape if he finds the women's husband. So he does things that make him a hero but also things that make him a villain.

 His Heroes Side....
The city was isolated from civilization and sooner chaos and gangs started to rule the city. The police were getting weaker and they started to run away from criminal activity. So he sets of his journey trying to eradicate the gangs that have taken the city. Some patterns I that Cole has done that other heroes have done is hurt him self to save others such as cleaning the water system from the oil contaminating the people fresh water(He basically feeds on electricity and if he comes in contact with water it hurts him) or taking gun shots from villains just to save a hostage. One of the most old fashion thing a hero can do is save a bunch of people from a train that going to fall off the cliff. SPOILER- At the end of the game when your a hero you abandon the quarantine city and leave all the people, gangs, and friends to rot in the city.

His Bad Side.....
As much as he sounds good, he can be bad guy. You decide what to do in the game, and your decisions affect how good or bad you are. One of the most baddest thing you can do is kill the man who owns the only T.V channel in the quarantine city.( think of it a life with no T.V) The more evil you become in the game you start to look evil to. You grow red veins all over your body and your skin color starts to look like a grayish pale tone. I noticed that one element that a villain has is his desire to destroy a entire civilization or in this case a city because of someone else that has affected him negatively.